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Video to Text

Turn a video into an accurate transcript

AI transcription with timestamps in 99+ languages. Download it as TXT, SRT or VTT.

Free99+ languagesTXT, SRT and VTT

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Drop a video or audio file here, or click to browseMP4, MOV, WebM, MP3, WAV supported. The video never leaves your device; only the audio is transcribed.
Spoken language:

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About This Tool

How do I transcribe a video to text?

Drop a video or audio file into the tool above and AI speech recognition converts the speech to text with word-accurate timestamps. It handles MP4, MOV, WebM, MP3, and WAV files in 99+ languages. Your video never leaves your device: the audio track is extracted in your browser, transcribed in the cloud, and deleted right after.

The result is a clean transcript with timestamps that you can copy in one click or download as TXT for writing, or as SRT or VTT subtitle files for video editing and accessibility workflows. A free account includes welcome credits that cover real transcription time.

How It Works

Three steps, no signup

  1. 01

    Drop your video or audio

    MP4, MOV, WebM, MP3, and WAV all work. The audio track is extracted locally in your browser, so the video itself is never uploaded.

  2. 02

    AI transcribes the speech

    Cloud speech recognition converts the audio to text with a timestamp on every word, in any of 99+ supported languages.

  3. 03

    Copy or download the transcript

    Copy the full text, or download TXT, SRT, or VTT. The SRT and VTT files carry the timestamps for subtitle workflows.

FAQ

Quick answers

Signing up is free and includes welcome credits that cover real transcription time, enough to transcribe actual videos rather than a short demo. Heavier usage is covered by paid plans.

Cloud AI speech recognition is highly accurate on clear speech, including accented speech, across 99+ languages. Heavy background music, crosstalk, and unusual names are the main sources of errors.

The video file itself is not. The audio track is extracted inside your browser and only that audio is sent to the cloud for transcription, then deleted automatically after processing.

Plain text (TXT) for articles, notes, and summaries; SRT and VTT subtitle files with timestamps for video editors, players, and accessibility tooling.

99+ languages including English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Hindi, Arabic, Indonesian, Japanese, and Korean. Pick the spoken language before transcribing for the best accuracy.

Yes. The same transcription engine powers the caption editor: open the caption generator, upload the same video, and export an MP4 with styled, animated captions burned in.

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